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Guided LGBTQ-affirmative internet cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual minority youth's mental health: A randomized controlled trial of a minority stress treatment approach
Pachankis J, Soulliard Z, Layland E, Behari K, Seager van Dyk I, Eisenstadt B, Chiaramonte D, Ljótsson B, Särnholm J, Bjureberg J. Guided LGBTQ-affirmative internet cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual minority youth's mental health: A randomized controlled trial of a minority stress treatment approach. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2023, 169: 104403. PMID: 37716019, PMCID: PMC10601985, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInternetMental HealthRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSexual and Gender MinoritiesConceptsInternet-based CBTCognitive behavioral therapyPsychological distressAnxiety symptomsMinority stressInternet-based cognitive behavioral therapyInternet cognitive behavioural therapyMental healthHIV transmission risk behaviorsLGBTQ youthYouth mental healthICBT participantsPreliminary efficacyAcceptable treatmentIntervention acceptabilityTreatment approachesAlcohol useMost outcomesStigmatizing conditionSuicidal thoughtsWeekly assessmentsBehavioral healthFuture researchGroup comparisonsParticipants
2019
The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men
Gamarel KE, Nelson KM, Heinze J, Chiaramonte DM, Miller RL, Interventions T. The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men. Substance Use & Misuse 2019, 54: 1787-1798. PMID: 31094618, PMCID: PMC6692916, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1610447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlcohol DrinkingCrimeCrime VictimsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMarijuana UseResilience, PsychologicalSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsYoung sexual minority menDrug useSexual minority menMean ageSubstance use behaviorsAlcohol useSubstance useAdverse health behaviorsResilience resourcesMinority menParticipants' mean ageOdds of alcoholHeavy alcohol useMarijuana useMen ages 15One-time surveyReduced oddsProtective effectHealth behaviorsSociodemographic factorsCross-sectional sampleUse behaviorsAge 15MenCrime exposure
2018
Examination of Behavioral, Social, and Environmental Contextual Influences on Sexually Transmitted Infections in At Risk, Urban, Adolescents, and Young Adults
Boyer CB, Santiago Rivera OJ, Chiaramonte DM, Ellen JM. Examination of Behavioral, Social, and Environmental Contextual Influences on Sexually Transmitted Infections in At Risk, Urban, Adolescents, and Young Adults. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2018, 45: 542-548. PMID: 29466279, PMCID: PMC6043398, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContextual influencesAnonymous survey dataSexual minoritiesUS neighborhoodsEconomic needsYoung peopleAfrican American/BlackEthnic minoritiesSocial challengesSTI indicatorsSelf-reported lifetime prevalenceExamination of BehavioralAmerican/BlackContextual factorsSurvey dataAYA menExtant literatureAYA womenMultiple logistical regression modelGender differencesCommunity venuesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testingMinorityMoneyYoung adults